{"502081":{"#nid":"502081","#data":{"type":"news","title":"GT Grad Student Selected for GM\u2019s Student Sustainability Advisory Council","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETeshia Robinson has been selected by General Motors to serve on their \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.intaadvising.gatech.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/General-Motors-Student-Sustainability-Advisory-Council-2015.pdf\u0022\u003EStudent Sustainability Advisory Council\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp; Teshia is a Mechanical Engineering Master\u2019s student in her first year of graduate studies here at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp; She is originally from Osceola, Iowa, and received her Bachelor\u2019s degree in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Sales Engineering from Iowa State University. \u0026nbsp;She also has a strong interest in the social sciences and economics.\u0026nbsp; Teshia jumped at the opportunity to combine her diverse passions in an industry that is trying to implement a more holistic approach in their product development, especially since she has been fascinated with vehicles and transportation from a very young age.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECurrently, Teshia\u2019s research at Georgia Tech is focused on teaching sustainable design.\u0026nbsp; One instructional technique she is exploring is to use an automotive case study to teach sustainable design, making the GM SSAC a fortuitous opportunity.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGM started the Student Sustainability Advisory Council (SSAC) to foster engagement with university graduate students on sustainability issues.\u0026nbsp; In 2016, its inaugural year, the SSAC will have five council members from different universities around the country.\u0026nbsp; Five additional members will be added next year.\u0026nbsp; Students will serve on the council for two years.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents will complete multiple individual and group projects, participate in conference calls and subject matter seminars, and gain mentorship opportunities. \u0026nbsp;They will have access to research and GM employees related to the company\u2019s sustainability efforts. \u0026nbsp;GM hopes to gain input from students on its sustainability strategy in order to foster a holistic understanding of its business strategy, identify emerging trends, and to identify actionable ideas using the holistic \u201clens\u201d of sustainability.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETeshia Robinson has been selected by General Motors to serve on their \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.intaadvising.gatech.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/General-Motors-Student-Sustainability-Advisory-Council-2015.pdf\u0022\u003EStudent Sustainability Advisory Council\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp; Teshia is a Mechanical Engineering Master\u2019s student in her first year of graduate studies here at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Teshia Robinson has been selected by General Motors to serve on their Student Sustainability Advisory Council"}],"uid":"27338","created_gmt":"2016-02-17 14:32:46","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:20:46","author":"Brent Verrill","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-02-17T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2016-02-17T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"502111":{"id":"502111","type":"image","title":"Teshia_Robinson_Portrait","body":null,"created":"1455904800","gmt_created":"2016-02-19 18:00:00","changed":"1475895261","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:54:21","alt":"Teshia_Robinson_Portrait","file":{"fid":"204738","name":"teshia_robinson.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/teshia_robinson_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/teshia_robinson_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":99627,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/teshia_robinson_0.jpg?itok=AJ2pUwxE"}}},"media_ids":["502111"],"groups":[{"id":"244191","name":"Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"169063","name":"bbiss_ext_news"},{"id":"8673","name":"General Motors"},{"id":"1324","name":"roberts"},{"id":"169943","name":"SSAC"},{"id":"166890","name":"sustainability"},{"id":"169944","name":"Teshia"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBrent Verrill, Communications Manager, BBISS\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["brent.verrill@sustainable.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}